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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Professional Airband Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability 6 ppm (-10C to +60C) ? ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 8.33 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.150-1310 MHz (cellular blocked in USA; some ranges blocked in France) 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 108-137 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
? 46.35 MHz / 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 118-137 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM  
RF-output ? High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5/3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5/1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5/0.5 W 6 W PEP, 1.8 W carrier

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or max 6V DC (5%) external 6-16 V DC 7.2 V DC (BP-288), 11.0 V DC (External DC Jack)
Current RX 41 mA (standby), 120 mA (typical), 170 mA (max) 20-200 mA 90-500 mA
TX - 1.8 A max 1.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 1991 and 199x in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
54 × 154 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 6.06 × 1.42 in)
59 × 148 × 32 mm
(2.32 × 5.83 × 1.26 in)
Weight 185 gr (6.5 oz) 450 gr (15.9 oz) with BP-83 384 gr (13.6 oz) with antenna and BP-288
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ? 300 channels in 15 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features CTCSS & DTCS
PC-programmable via USB
Data-cloning
Build-in battery charger
Rotary frequency dial
Ferrite bar antenna for MW
Frequency shift for duplex transmissions
Twin RX Bluetooth
GPS
IP57 dust-protection and waterproof construction
2.3-inch Large High Visibility LCD
VOR Navigation Functions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000005 ICOM-IC-W000002E ICOM-IC-A000025NE